The Washington critic., 1887-10-11
OUR STREET RAILWAYS.
How to Reach All Portions OF tho
National Capital.

How to Reach All Portions OF tho
National Capital.
Fare for each person on all lines, cent?.
Tickets arc sold by driver or conductor Of
nil cars for % cents, good on any line.
Washington and Georgetown Railroad Starts
nt Georgetown, corner Of High street. down
Bridge street, across Rock Creek, east along
PIS,nn,sylyainila, ,,il, ayenge, pa,S;ns circle c1n
coran Gallery, stats, War and Navy Depart
ments; Presidents House, Lafayette Square,
containing Mills equestrian statue OF An
drew Jackson; Department of Justice thali
ing at FIT, enth street, where transfers aro
given to Fourteenth street Branch Fifteenth
street, past Riggs House and Treasury Do
partment; again down Pennsylvania avenue
by Willard'sand other hotels, and through
the principal business portion Of the city
crossing seventh street west at Ccnt0r
Market lwhere transfers arc given TO the
seventh Street Branch, going north toward
Boundary street or south to Potomac River,
past Botanhal Gardens TO Naval Monument
here transfers are given to branch running
TO baltimore and Ohio Railroad depot, as
ccnding south side OF Capitol Hill contin
uine along street south 10 Pennsylvania
avennc, turning into Eighth street east, past
the Marine Barracks To Nayy-Yard gate
Returning, same route and conditions.
Fourteenth.street Branch Starts at New
York avenue and Fifteenth street west, ont
Fourteenth street TO Boundary, passing
Franklin square and Thomas statue Re.
turning, same route. Transfers given to and
from main or Avenue line. Conpects with
cars TO Mount Pleasant every half hour.
Fare, cents additional.
seycnthstreet Branch-starts at Boundary
and runs due south across the city along
Seventh street west, passing Mount Vernon
Square, Patent and Postonices,. Odd-Fel-
lows Hall, crossing Pennsylyanla avenue
at Centre Market and city Postoftce (where
transfers are given to the main or Avenue
linel, continuing across the Mall, past the
Smithsonian Institution and National MI.
scum. TO the wharves of the Mount Vernon,
Norfolk and other steamers and Alexandria
ferry. Returning same route.
Metropolitan Rnilwny--Leavlng Georgetown,
where IL makes n circuit Of West, High,
Fayctte, Second DumburtOn and Mont
gOmery streets, passing nenr Georgetown
College, Academy Of the Visitation, High
Service Reservoir, and OAK iiill Cemetery
over Rock Creek to y street north, thence
along Connecticut avenue, amidst the paa-
tial residences of the West End, including
that Of the British minister; along Seven
teenth street west TO II street north, Four
tecnth street to +, passing Wizards and the
Ebbitt House, crossing Ninth street (Whete
transfers hro gwen 10 the Nlnthstfeet
Branch), past the Patent and Post Onlcos,
10 Fifth street, TO Louisiana avenue, passing
Judiciary Square, city Hall, aud Lincoln
Monument; Indiana avenue To & street, by
the Baltimore and Ohio depot TO Delaware
avenue, TO II street north, to First street
east, thence along East Capitol street to Lin.
coin Park, Returning same route going
west, except along New Jersey avenue and
d street instead of Indiana avenue.
N
| War and Navy Departments at convenient
| Intervals, connecting with above line at
! Seventeenth and II streets,
| Ninth street Branch-Starts AZ northern ter.
| minus OF Seventh street west twherC II con.
meets with Silver springs Branchl diyerglng
! to Ninth street, thence south passing
| Mount Vernon Square, Masonic Temple
Patent and Postoilces 40 Il street (wlere
transfers are given 20 main limo east or
west) thence to y street passing Centre
Market and Baltimore and Potomac Depot
Sixth street to Missouri uyenue. to Four
and.a.half street, thence To che Arsenal
| gate and steamboat wharres, Potomac
River Returning by same ruuto.
| Silver Springs Brancll-Startg frOm northern
| terminus of Ninth-strect Branch, following
| Seventh street road past Howard UnlFof
grounds of Soldiers Home. Returning
same route.
| Columbia Rallway-Starts at Fifteenth street
| west, southeast of Treasury Department,
| along New York avenue to Its intersection
| with Massachusetts avenue at Seventh
| street; thence on Massachusetts avenue to
| II street north, past the Government Print
| ing Oflice to Boundary and beginning Of
Baltimore turnpike and Bcnnings Bridge
road. Returning, same route.
North Capitol and Street Tor BelD Railroad
| Starts from Maryland avenue and Four
andahalf street, thence east to First west,
north TO q street, west TO Fourth street,
north to y street, west to Eleventh street,
south to L street north. west TO Fourteenth
street, south TO Ohio avenue east to
Twelfth street, south 10 Virginia avenue
| and east TO starting point. Returning, same
route, except passing east over instead Of
| 7 street.
| This line also has short connecting roads run
ming to the Centre Market, Potomac river
| steamboat wharves, Bureau Of Engraving
and Printing, Washington Monument aud
Eleventh and Boundary,
Anacostia misunderstanding from foot OF
Seventh street, along NJ street south,
past navy-yard gate. To Twelfth street east,
and over the Anacostia Bridge TO Union
town and the Government Hospital for the
Insane. Returning, same route. Transfers
t. and from Avenue Line or Seventh street
Branch Washington and Georgetown Rail
road, 3 cents
Herdic coaches are running from the Navy.
| Yard via Pennsylvania avenue to Twenty
second and q streets northwest Fare 2
cents; six tickets for y cents. lIorse.car
tickets are also received as fare.
Herdic cabs are run 10 any part of the city,
Fare, % cents, within ! mile; 7j cents per
hour for one passenger; 81 per hour Tor
more than one Stands, East Capitol front
and Pennsylvania avenue and Seventh
| street northwest.